Ancient Jewish Sciences and the History of Knowledge in Second Temple Literature /

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Until very recently, the idea of ancient Jewish sciences would have been considered unacceptable. Since the 1990's, Early Modern and Medieval Science in Jewish sources has been actively studied, but the consensus was that no real scientific themes could be found in earlier Judaism. This work po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Sanders, Seth L. (Editor ), Ben-Dov, Jonathan (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [New York] : New York University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Apokalyptik
Wissenschaft
Juden
Science, Ancient.
Judaism and science.
Astronomy, Ancient.
Astrology, Hebrew.
Physiognomy > Religious aspects > Judaism.
HISTORY > Jewish.
SCIENCE > History.
Physiognomonie > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Judaïsme et sciences.
Astrologie hebraïque.
Astronomie ancienne.
Sciences anciennes > Histoire.
Science, Ancient > History.
Israel > Altertum
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Until very recently, the idea of ancient Jewish sciences would have been considered unacceptable. Since the 1990's, Early Modern and Medieval Science in Jewish sources has been actively studied, but the consensus was that no real scientific themes could be found in earlier Judaism. This work points them out in detail, and posits a new field of research: the scientific activity evident in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Jewish Pseudepigrapha. The publication of new texts and new analyses of older ones reveals crucial elements that are best illuminated by the history of science, and may have inte.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (176 pages).
ISBN:9781479873975

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